Steve Robson DOP – Director of Photography

Lighting Cameraman, London UK.
Available with full camera kit for hire including Sony F5

I am a professional Lighting Cameraman based in London, with extensive camera kits, monitors, lenses, lights and van, check my kit list here for full details.

Over 25 years of experience shooting broadcast and corporate content, I have built up a reputation for giving a quality look to the shots, in a short space of time.

I am an owner operator with a great selection of kit including the 4K upgrade of the Sony F5 (also shoots 1080) and great lenses like the Canon CN7 : 17-120 mm PL zoom and Zeiss Super Speed CP2 Cine Primes.

I have everything covered in terms of lenses from 11mm all the way up to 800mm

I have worked in most areas of Television from studio up and have had the opportunity to film in some far flung places with some great people.

Professional London based cameraman with a sense of humor and many years of shooting commercials, broadcast and corporate content. Please contact me for availability and quotes.

Steve owns and operates the full range of formats available to program makers including the Sony F5 with prime lenses.

The Unforgettable Danny La Rue/Bob Monkhouse-North One for ITV-HDCAM 750

The unseen Spike Milligan 1 x 1 hr – Objective for Ch 4

Dir: Toby Dye

Pop Britannia 3 x 1 hr for BBC 4

Dir: Ben Whalley

Sound of Underground London 8 x 1 hr LWT for ITV

Dir: Titus Ogilvy

Scary Movie Dir Simon George Feature length for Ch 4

Gods Richard & Judy Associated Rediffusion for Ch4

Born to be Different 3 x 1 hr for Ch4

Dir: Katherine English

Imagine -Carlos Acosta 1 x 1 hr BBC1

Dir Lucy Blackstad

Glastonbury(10 yrs) Reading, V Fest, Womad Electric Proms BBC4/BBC HD

Live 8

BBC4 Sessions:

Bruce Springsteen(HD)

Dir:Janet Fraser Cook

Damian Rice(HD)

Dir: Nick Wickham

Tony Bennett (HD)

Dir: Janet Fraser Cook

Rosanne Cash(HD)

Dir; Janet Fraser Cook

Beyonce @ the BBC title sequence

Depeche Mode DVD ( HD) Dir Blue Leach

Siouxsie & the Banshees Dir:Nick Wickham

Red Hot Chilli Peppers Slaine Dvd(HD) Dir;Nick Wickham

Tom Cruises Millions/Sean Connery 2 x 1 hr BBC4/BBC 2

Dir Alex Hills

Matt Lucas & David Walliams/Simon Pegg Perfect night in Mono for Ch4

Dir:Tom Thostrup

X – Rated 1 X 1 hr Visual Voodoo for Ch4

Dir: Simon George

A Japanese Cannibal in Paris 1 X 1hr visual voodoo for Ch5

Dir: Toby Dye

Fantastic Voyage Brighton Films for Discovery

Private Life of a Masterpiece Fulmar for BBC2

Dir: Lucy Donaghue

Inside Naked News Channel Vashca for Ch5

Dir: John Amile

The Unforgettable Eric Morcambe Chrysalis for ITV

Made in Europe Visual Voodoo 8 x 1 hr for Discovery

Dir:Paul Clay

Addicted to Porn Visual Voodoo for Ch4

Dir:Peter Higgins

Victoria Beckham Secrets/Robbie Williams Vashca for Ch5

Dir: Dave Hills

The Panto Set Visual Voodoo for Ch4

Dir:Paul Clay

Mika Live @ koko (HD)

Dir:Nick Wickham

Foo Fighters in Hyde Park 06(HD)

Dir:Nick Wickham

John Legend @ the Albert Hall(HD)

Dir Nick Wickham

Pop Idol

Supernanny 2

Cooking It Radar for Ch4

Bridget Jones Diary e.p.k.

Dir John Dunton Downer

Best Possible Taste 12 yard for BBC

Dir Danny Fildes

BBC Holiday(3 years)

Comic Relief Sketches 07

Dir: Martin Dance

Towers of London 10 x 1 hr for Bravo

Dir: Dave Hills

My Breasts are Too Big Betty TV For Ch4

Dir: Viv Howard

No Going Back Ricochet for Ch4

Dir: Ammanda Murphy

Corporate

IBM

Sainsburys

Gillette

Debenhams

Shell BP

Tesco

Merryl Lynch

Boots

UBS

Rio Tinto

BT

Lloyds

Ford

Barclays

Churchill

Equipment & Lighting

I have the Sony F5 which now shoots internal 4 k as my main camera This can be complemented by the Sony A7 s which shoots S Log 2 ,as a second camera I also have the Canon C300 which can marry up with the Zeiss CP2 s for a great look.

I carry 2 HD monitors 1 a 17″ field monitor that can also be battery powered and a hand held cable free 7″ monitor for quick, zero delay monitoring via the Terradek Bolt Pro 300.

So really everything from 8mm to 800mm in 2 k is covered. It’s a total box ticker in terms of what’s out there at
present,very versatile,very easy to go hand held with at the drop of a hat and great for grading with.

Sony a7s mk 11 -4k DSLR

I own the new Sony A7s mk11 with Full Frame 35mm Exmor™ CMOS sensor for ultra wide dynamic range and high movie quality. Unbeatable in low light.
This 12.2 megapixel sensor combines unbelievable sensitivity of up to ISO 409,600*1 with very low noise levels, when combined with the optimised high-speed BIONZ X image processing engine. The camera is also equipped with professional movie functions to fulfil the needs of serious photographers and videographers.

When paired with my PIX-E 5″ 4k recorder/monitor the camera’s output becomes a very decent 4 k at 4:2:2
This monitor is part of the Letus Helix Gymbal packaged sits nicely on the rig.

A7 used at Glastonbury 2015

Lenses

Zeiss CP2

The Zeiss CP 2 Cine Super Speeds: 35/50/85 mm all T 1.5. These Cine Primes take the guesswork out of focus pulling.They are Imperial lenses ,in feet,and will work on either PL or EF so either of my cameras.

Canon CN 7 : 17-120 mm PL with an Optical doubler it becomes a 34-240mm and then ,with the camera’s 4 k centre crop it can extend to 68-440mm. It allows the camera to change shots in a fraction of a second ,offering all the benefits of a 4K lens on a Super 35mm sensor, so giving that shallow depth of field quickly.

They are 4 K ready so will work equally well on the Arri Alexa or the Red Epic etc.
These are essentially Cine lenses so problems like “breathing” when focus pulling are greatly reduced,and being T1.5 , coupled with the speed of the C300 for example -you really can shoot available light in most situations.

Cook 18mm Mini S4i -Cine Prime 17-50mm

Morpheus 80 – 200mm T2.8

Morpheus is a coveted stills lens, re-engineered for digital film and video use. The useful 80mm. to 200mm. range is packed into a short body just 205mm. long, and weighing only 2.3Kg. Engineering is by True Lens Service (TLS) who first converted this lens for use on Casino Royale and The Bourne Ultimatum. Focus direction has been reversed to match that of all other leading PL mount lenses.

Morpheus 80 – 200 mm. zoom lens, PL Mount, which is well suited to all kinds of production, including drama, documentary and commercials. It especially suits fast action hand-held or Steadicam applications, as well as small camera set-ups or remotely operated rigs. The low 2.3Kg weight yet long focal range makes this lens a class leader.
The optical design of this lens exhibits superb performance, rendering great images in either a digital or film environment. AR coatings reduce flares and veiling glare for deep, rich blacks and a wide contrast range. Extra Low Dispersion (ELD) glass reduces chromatic aberration, critical for digital camera sensors. The 9 leaf iris generates round out of focus highlights, and a pleasing organic bokeh.

The ergonomics of the lens demonstrates TLS’s experience and engineering skills. Construction is more than robust enough for field applications. The large scales are easy to read. The 110mm. front diameter is the same as the TLS Speed Panchro range and Cooke S4 and S5 series, facilitating fast set up and lens change.